CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3)       Library Functions Manual       CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3)

NAME
       CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS - maximum number of redirects allowed

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, long amount);

DESCRIPTION
       Pass a long. The set number is the redirection limit amount. If that
       many redirections have been followed, the next redirect triggers the
       error (CURLE_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS). This option only makes sense if the
       CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3) is used at the same time.

       Setting the limit to 0 makes libcurl refuse any redirect.

       Set it to -1 for an infinite number of redirects. This allows your
       application to get stuck in never-ending redirect loops.

DEFAULT
       30 (since 8.3.0), it was previously unlimited.

PROTOCOLS
       This functionality affects http only

EXAMPLE
       int main(void)
       {
         CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
         if(curl) {
           CURLcode result;
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");

           /* enable redirect following */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);

           /* allow three redirects */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, 3L);

           /* Perform the request */
           result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
           curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
         }
       }

AVAILABILITY
       Added in curl 7.5

RETURN VALUE
       curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

       CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred,
       see libcurl-errors(3).

SEE ALSO
       CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT(3), CURLINFO_REDIRECT_URL(3),
       CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3)

libcurl                           2026-09-02              CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3)